Plumber? Electrician? Gasman? Help!

foxinsox

Hi all,

I have several problems all at once..

Builders of my house seemingly threw the pipes at the house and ran..


Vokera gas boiler system... have to fill system with water by using plyers on thing in hot press to get pressure up to 1.5 bar EVERY time I need to turn on heating, so I mean morning and night.

There is obivously a leak somewhere but nothing I can see..

Small leaks at radiator knobs, it seems to move from radiator to radiator, I've got some tightened and it just seems to go to a different radiator.

I currently have no water, was under sink blowing hair dryer on pipes and noticed water on the floor under the black mains water pipe coming in, can't see any drops but not a huge amount of water?

So who do I get do work first?

Plumber: fix leak under sink, check all rads, maybe find leak in heating system.

Gasman: service boiler to fix pressure thingy? before or after plumber?

Electrician: maybe he'd be cute, don't know what he'd have to do though?


I'd also love any advice on how to speed up getting my mains water back, everyone else in estate has water back since last night... I'm freezing, smelly and fed up.

Thanks in advance

Micky Dolenz

Get a RGI that is also a plumbing, the boiler issue is a plumbing one.

foxinsox

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Get a RGI that is also a plumbing, the boiler issue is a plumbing one.

RGI = Registered Gas Installer? who is a plumber too?

Micky Dolenz

foxinsox wrote: »

RGI = Registered Gas Installer? who is a plumber too?

yeah sorry, busy day. My brain is on holidays..

foxinsox

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

yeah sorry, busy day. My brain is on holidays..

cheers.. thanks...

You are the best

Buford T Justice

Yeah. Plumber.

It doesn't sound like there is anything wrong with the boiler except that it needs pressure to fire. Get all the leaks fixed by the plumber, would be the first step, and possibly last.

foxinsox

Fingers McGee wrote: »

Yeah. Plumber.

It doesn't sound like there is anything wrong with the boiler except that it needs pressure to fire. Get all the leaks fixed by the plumber, would be the first step, and possibly last.

Thank you kind Sir..

You are the second best after Mr. Dolenz

foxinsox

ok so after posting this thread:

I went to check if water was back on....

it was...

it decided to come through the dishwasher at speed...

water all over kitchen floor...

so I have had a plumber here already tonight...

thank god for plumbers

had to turn off water connection to dishwasher...

Micky Dolenz

It could have been a whole lot worse. Great to have water back though.

Buford T Justice

You're welcome.

Glad you got one someone there to help you.

Sparkpea

I'd have got the electrician first if he's cute

Saying that.. tales of a plumber.. channel 5. Remember it well lol

Joey the lips

www.rgii.ie

Folks in your area. I would phone a couple of installers they could prob do most of the main things

Buford T Justice

Sparkpea wrote: »

I'd have got the electrician first if he's cute

Saying that.. tales of a plumber.. channel 5. Remember it well lol

We don't get 5 down here in the south At Least I don't anyway.

foxinsox

Sparkpea wrote: »

I'd have got the electrician first if he's cute

Saying that.. tales of a plumber.. channel 5. Remember it well lol

yeah, I could have used him to keep me warm!


I couldn't get anyone to answer at first, then rang a friend who does some work for the council... sorted plumber here in ten minutes..

Turns out my house needs a lot of work..

Gas fire in one room is blackening the mantlepiece!!!!! Seemingly everyone knows this is bad and could be carbon monoxide and I could die!! My mother said that's what Duncan Stuart says on the telly!!

ALL rads are hot on top but cold in bottom, so reckon they need to be taken off and pressure blasted... water is really hard here and there seems to be build up of gunk..

Leak has to be found in heating system as pressure keeps dropping.

Dishwasher is no disconnected because it went mad when water came back on..

I need a new element in my oven..

I need my house insulated...

BAD NEWS : I reckon my Santa pressie is going to go on repairs

GOOD NEWS: The guy that called last night has a company and they are RGI also and he reckons he can sort it all, insulation also. I am also currently bartering price for a deal in exchange for my skills/trade ..

So thank you all very much guys..

GopErthike

foxinsox wrote: »

yeah, I could have used him to keep me warm!

I am also currently bartering price for a deal in exchange for my skills/trade

Move thread to after hours, ha ha.